8.05.2017

DuPont & Co. DD, and Dow Chemical Co. DOW, said Friday that their planned "merger of equals" will be completed on Aug. 31, after the stock market closes. Shares of the new entity, DowDuPont, will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 1, under the ticker symbol "DWDP." The chemical companies said the intended spinoffs is still expected to occur within 18 months of the closing. DuPont's stock, currently a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.